Idea Factory
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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| Industry | Internet Content Video games |
| Founded | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan (October 26, 1994) |
| Headquarters | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Koichi Ota (Chairman) |
| Products | Game-related Products |
Number of employees | 104 (As of September 30, 2009) |
| Subsidiaries | Compile Heart Design Factory |
| Website | http://www.ideaf.co.jp/ http://www.ideafintl.com/ |
error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former employees of Data East on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.
Idea Factory's role-playing games are known for their complexity and difficulty.[1]
On 30 September 2013, Idea Factory opened their international branch based in California, under the name Idea Factory International, Inc.[2]
Games published
Games developed
| Year | Title | Systems | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spectral Force | PS | Idea Factory |
| 1998 | Spectral Force 2 | PS | Idea Factory |
| 1999 | Spectral Force: Itoshiki Ja'aku (Lovely Wickedness) | PS | Idea Factory |
| 2003 | Shinseiki Genso: Spectral Souls | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2003 | Black Stone: Magic & Steel | Xbox | Xicat Interactive |
| 2003 | Generation of Chaos Exceed | GameCube | Idea Factory |
| 2004 | Spectral Force: Radical Elements | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2005 | Hametsu no Mars | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2005 | Shinki Gensou Spectral Souls II | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2005 | Spectral Force Chronicle | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2005 | Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires | PSP | NIS |
| 2005 | It's a Game Now! Dokuro-chan | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2006 | Blazing Souls | PS2 PSP |
Idea Factory |
| 2006 | Chaos Wars | PS2 | Idea Factory O3 Entertainment |
| 2006 | Hiiro no Kakera | DS PS2 |
Idea Factory |
| 2006 | Generation of Chaos | PS2 PSP |
NIS |
| 2006 | Rec: Doki Doki Seiyū Paradise | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2006 | Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage | Xbox 360 | Idea Factory Atlus |
| 2007 | Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos | PSP | NIS |
| 2007 | Absolute: Blazing Infinity | Xbox 360 | Idea Factory |
| 2007 | Apocalypse: Desire Next | Xbox 360 | Idea Factory |
| 2007 | Diario: Rebirth Moon Legend | Xbox 360 | Idea Factory |
| 2007 | Mist of Chaos | PS3 | Idea Factory |
| 2007 | Record of Agarest War | PS3 Xbox 360 | Compile Heart Red Entertainment |
| 2007 | Spectral Gene | PS2 | Idea Factory |
| 2008 | Spectral Force Genesis | DS | Idea Factory Ignition Entertainment |
| 2009 | Nuga-Cel! | PS2 | Idea Factory Lupinus |
| 2010 | Motto Nuga-Cel! | PSP | Idea Factory Lupinus |
| 2010 | Trinity Universe | PlayStation 3 | Idea Factory NIS America |
| 2011 | Amnesia | PSP | Idea Factory Otomate |
| 2012 | Amnesia Later | PSP | Idea Factory Otomate |
| 2013 | Amnesia Crowd | PSP | Idea Factory Otomate |
| 2013 | Shiratsuyu no Kai | PSP | Idea Factory Otomate |
| 2014 | Gakuen K -Wonderful School Days- | PSP | Idea Factory Otomate |
Subsidiaries
- Compile Heart
- Otomate
- Design Factory
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Idea Factory International
- Compile Heart (Japanese)
- Design Factory (Japanese)
- Company summary from IGN
- Company summary from GameSpot
References
- ^ Lada, Jenni (4 March 2011). "Important Importables: Idea Factory". TechnologyTell. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ 2013-09-30, Idea Factory, The Company Behind Hakuoki And Neptunia, Opens U.S. Branch, Siliconera
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